Which to use
“régimes” and “réglées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,920
- “régimes” frequency rank
- #29,963
- “réglées” frequency rank
- 35883
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régimes | réglées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de régime. | Pluriel de réglée. |
Where the eye mixes régimes and réglées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. régimes (CVCVCVC) and réglées (CVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses régimes with réglées
A purely visual mix-up. régimes (\ʁe.ʒim\) and réglées (\ʁe.ɡle\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35883, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
régimes is recorded at frequency rank #5,920, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ʒim\. réglées is at rank #29,963, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ɡle\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 35883, this pair ranks #273,539 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of régimes vs réglées
Shared letters: egrsé. Private to "régimes": im. Private to "réglées": l.
"régimes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "réglées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "régimes" and "réglées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "régimes" or "réglées" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "régimes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réglées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,539 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régimes" and "réglées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régates vs réglées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #273,539 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.